Radon measurements for earthquake prediction in northern India

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6338709

Singh, B; Virk, H S ^[1]

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1. Guru Nanak Dev Univ., Amritsar (India)

Earthquake prediction is based on the observation of precursory phenomena, and radon has emerged as a useful precursor in recent years. In India, where 55% of the land area is in active seismic zones, considerable destruction was caused by the earthquakes of Kutch (1819), Shillong (1897), Kangra (1905), Bihar-Nepal (1934), Assam (1956), Koyna (1967), Bihar-Nepal (1988), and Uttarkashi (1991). Radon ([sup 222]Rn) is produced by the decay of radium ([sup 226]Ra) in the uranium decay series and is present in trace amounts almost everywhere on the earth, being distributed in soil, groundwater, and lower levels of atmosphere. The purpose of this study is to find the value in radon monitoring for earthquake prediction.

• OSTI ID: 6338709
• Report Number(s): CONF-920919-; CODEN: TANSAO
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Vol. 65:1; Conference: 2. topical meeting on industrial radiation and radioisotope measurement applications, Raleigh, NC (United States), 8-11 Sep 1992; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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58 GEOSCIENCES
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MONTHLY VARIATIONS
ASIA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
GASES
NONMETALS
RARE GASES
SEISMIC EVENTS
VARIATIONS
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